German tennis player
Axel Pretzsch| Country (sports) |  Germany |
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| Born | (1976-06-16)16 June 1976 (age 48)
Hamburg,West Germany |
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| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
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| Turned pro | 1996 |
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| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
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| Prize money | $336,815 |
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| Singles |
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| Career record | 11–25 |
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| Career titles | 0 |
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| Highest ranking | No. 99 (14 January 2002) |
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| Grand Slam singles results |
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| Australian Open | 2R (2000) |
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| French Open | 1R (1999) |
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| Wimbledon | Q2 (1999,2002) |
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| US Open | 2R (1999) |
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| Doubles |
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| Career record | 0–0 |
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| Career titles | 0 |
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| Highest ranking | No. 318 (7 April 2003) |
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| Last updated on: 1 February 2022. |
Axel Pretzsch (born 16 June 1976) is a former professionaltennis player fromGermany.
Pretzsch, who was Germany's junior champion in 1990 and 1994, played in the main draw of fourGrand Slams during his career. He twice made it into the second round, the first time at the1999 US Open, where he beatCyril Saulnier, before losing to eventual championAndre Agassi. The German also reached the second round in the2000 Australian Open, beatingAlex O'Brien.[1]
His best result on theATP Tour came at the 1999 President's Cup inTashkent, where he had to best win of his career, defeating world number 60Sargis Sargsian en route to the quarter-finals.[2]
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
[edit]| Legend |
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| ATP Challenger (6–4) | | ITF Futures (0–1) |
| | Finals by surface |
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| Hard (2–0) | | Clay (0–1) | | Grass (0–0) | | Carpet (4–4) |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0-1 | Jul 1998 | Denmark F3,Svendborg | Futures | Clay |  Johan Settergren | 5–7, 1–6 |
| Loss | 0-2 | Feb 1999 | Hamburg, Germany | Challenger | Carpet |  Vladimir Voltchkov | 6–4, 3–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 1-2 | Feb 1999 | Wolfsburg, Germany | Challenger | Carpet |  Diego Nargiso | walkover |
| Win | 2-2 | Feb 1999 | Lübeck, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Michael Kohlmann | 7–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2-3 | Mar 1999 | Magdeburg, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Markus Hantschk | 6–3, 6–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 3-3 | Feb 2001 | Wroclaw, Poland | Challenger | Hard |  Antony Dupuis | 7–5, 7–6(7–1) |
| Win | 4-3 | Mar 2001 | Magdeburg, Germany | Challenger | Carpet |  Clemens Trimmel | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 5-3 | Jul 2001 | Granby, Canada | Challenger | Hard |  Jeff Morrison | 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 5-4 | Nov 2001 | Aachen, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Alexander Popp | 3–6, 6–1, 2–6 |
| Loss | 5-5 | Mar 2002 | Magdeburg, Germany | Challenger | Carpet |  Dick Norman | 6–7(6–8), 6–3, 4–6 |
| Win | 6-5 | Feb 2003 | Wolfsburg, Germany | Challenger | Carpet |  Arvind Parmar | 6–7(1–7), 7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
| Legend |
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| ATP Challenger (1–0) | | ITF Futures (0–0) |
| | Finals by surface |
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| Hard (0–0) | | Clay (0–0) | | Grass (0–0) | | Carpet (1–0) |
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Performance timeline
[edit](W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Aisam Qureshi